East Strait Island Range Rear Lighthouse
Location & Light Range
About East Strait Island Range Rear Lighthouse
This lighthouse stands 15 meters tall with a focal height of 25 meters. The hexagonal cylindrical tower is constructed of fiberglass and features a distinctive red and white checkerboard pattern. It emits a single white flash every 15 seconds, visible for a geographic range of 14.3 nautical miles. Located in the Prince of Wales Channel, about 25 km north of Cape York, this active light replaced an earlier structure. The remote island site is accessible only by boat and is not open to the public.
Why it matters: This range rear light, working with its front counterpart, provides precise directional guidance for eastbound vessels transiting the Prince of Wales Channel, a key shipping route in northern Australia.
Light & Optic
- Flash Type
- Flashing
- Light Color
- White
- Interval
- 15s
- Raw Code
- Fl W 15s
- Focal Height
- 25m
- Geographic Range
- 14.3NM
Location
- City
- Torres Shire
- Country
- 🇦🇺Australia
- Region
- Queensland
- Sea Region
- Prince of Wales Channel, about 25 km north of Cape York, Australia
- Latitude
- -10.8192°
- Longitude
- 142.7750°
Nearby Vessels
Tower & Structure
- Tower Height
- 15m
- Tower Shape
- cylindrical
- Tower Color
- white
- Material
- fiberglass
Structure: hexagonal cylindrical fiberglass tower colored with a red and white checkerboard pattern
References & Identifiers
- Nearest Port
- Thursday Island(35.8 km)
- Admiralty No.
- K3258.1
- NGA No.
- 9684
- ARLHS No.
- AUS-280
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